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Comedian Peter Kay has broken months of social media silence to blast a Channel 5 documentary made about him.

The 46-year-old British star hit out at the show 'Peter Kay Comedy Genius: In His Own Words' for being misleading in its title.

The two-hour and five minute long programme, which aired last night (Sunday, December 29), followed his rise to the top of the comedy circuit and also includes clips from his hit shows Car Share and Phoenix Nights.

But the comedian was left unimpressed with the title, suggesting that it was misleading for implying that he had helped in the creation of the documentary, reports the Mirror.

Sharing a statement from his official Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts, he confirmed that he had nothing to do with the documentary.

He wrote: "Very flattering of Channel 5 to commission the programme going out tonight, but just to let people known that 'Peter Kay: In His Own Words' has an incredibly misleading title, as it doesn't feature any new interviews with Peter and all the footage is completely historic.

"The title also gives the impression that Peter has been involved in the making of this documentary, which he hasn't. At all."

The post on Instagram (Image: Instagram)

A Channel 5 spokesperson declined to comment on the statements.

The last tweet Peter Kay shared was in October 2019 on the 11th as he promoted tickets for Phoenix Nights at the cinema in Blackpool to help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

A few years ago in December 2017, he cancelled all of his upcoming work commitments due to "unforeseen family circumstances".

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